Garfield: Escape from Monday

Thumb Culture: 4 / 5

Garfield – Escape from Monday is a decent entry-level platformer. It is easy to pick up on, easy to play through, and doesn’t get too challenging. For the newer gamer or younger crowd, it is suitable. However for those that play all variety of games at various difficulty levels, it can feel a bit underwhelming. It still has great visuals with a comic charm and fun to play. I’m giving the game the Thumb Culture Gold Award.

The Gamerheads Podcast : by Mike Ryan

Garfield - Escape from Monday doesn’t break any new ground or do anything extraordinary, but in all honesty it doesn’t have to. It’s a fun, familiar 3D platformer with collect-a-thon elements and basic combat. You don’t have to put in a ton of effort to beat the game either; the platforming and combat elements are surprisingly easy. As for the dollar-to-value ratio, it took me about 12 hours to get through all three worlds, but that was because I took my time when playing. If you supplement that with the unlockable time trials, collecting all the lasagnas, and unlocking all the furniture in Jon’s house, you’re looking at least 20 hours to 100% the game. And for the budget price of $29.99 digital and $39.99 physical, it’s certainly worth every dollar. Garfield - Escape from Monday does a great job at capturing the soul of the Garfield character, and is a wonderful entry-level 3D platformer for kids. Not only that, but it’s also a fantastic love-letter game for lifetime fans of the fat cat.

WayTooManyGames: 7 / 10 by Leonardo Faria

I have played countless, much better platformers, but I have also played a crapton of vastly worse platformers. I have also played a lot of much worse Garfield games over the years. Perhaps the single most shocking aspect about Garfield: Escape from Monday is how effortlessly decent and trouble-free it is. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, it isn’t a particularly memorable platforming experience, but there isn’t anything inherently wrong with it: you can play it without a care in the world, can complete it without too much trouble, and won’t ever find any big issue you’d call a dealbreaker.